The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-08
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Continued fom Eighth Page.

| FOurth-Our co Istituents, as a community,
are second 10 no Ct ct i'll Loyalty to the in
! stitrtons OF our n tiOI q system, being sin
cerely devoted to The pr nciples upon which
this trees; MI governments is founded
but und r existing conditions we do not feel
Ger ain that the desire to enter upon an Or
gdnized and universal celebration of indie
pendence Day il neral
Theref re, while thoroughly appreeiating
the efforts of tire ept emen who constituted
the committee that appeared before this
Couf CT on Friday evening, the 9th ultimo,
and ever anxious to carry out the wishes of
ma Oriry of our constituents, we ranuOt,
for the reasons gi en- above, recommend
that the city inaugurate the celebration
Respect 'ully,
W. W. RITTER,
THOMAS q WEBER.
FRANCIS COPE.
RO6ERF PATRICK,
GEORGED PIPER,
Special Committee
Approved unanimously.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Burt's bill for feeding city prison
ers during May, 2,766 meals at &c.,
$414 80, was allowed.
Five hundred dollars were appropri-
ated 10 the fund of the Marshal.
The Recorder stated that Hon. John
letter to be read to the Council:
EVERETT HOUSE, NEW YORK.
May 10Th, 1887.
John 7. Game. Esq, Salt Leke City, Utah:
My Dear Mr.. Caine:-The Veteran Fire
mems Association. of New York, proposed
making an excursion TO California during
the month OF September, and will be due in
your city on the afternoon of September
18th, spending one day and leaving Tuesday
evening, September 18th, at midnight Civ
ing them one whole day and two evenings
in your city. The association is one of the
most honorable and highly respected organ
izatioDs of the city of New York. 1t has
member hip of some 700 veteran firemen.
Already $50 have subscribed to the eXcuF.-
sion. which will be made up of Wagner's
sleeping cars, and win be run on special
schedule They have engaged Cappa's
famous Seventh Regiment band OF fifty
picked musicians of New YORK 70 &C
company them. The fremen will
travel in their old fatigue firemen's
| the city will p3rade in their full dress uni
| form, esch member wearing the several
decorations for achievements whiie in the
| city service as fremen. some of which are
magnificent. They viii take with them the
Ol1 big 6" engine, which has been silver
mounted nd Alternately decorated. They
Wi haul it through the city on their pa
r de, each fireman attached t. the drag
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hand. The fire department of Chicsgo, and
the municipal governments OF Omaha, Kan
sas City, st. Louis nd Sdn Francisco have
rendered them reception, ana l thought
perhaps your fire department might feel in
clined 10 do likewise; consequently make
this sort of confidential business commu-
nicatiOn TO you, as / know you are thor
Oughily posted as TO the best way 10 get at it
The iremeu will parade on the morning after
| their arrival, and will be st leisure during
| the rest of the day until evening, when it is
proposed to give grand military band con
cert. They will be accompanied by the best
soprano singer to be obtained In this coun
| try, as well as all of the great instrumental
| Soloists connected with military bands. The
object of this excursion is simply to have q
good time, and l have been asked to take
the management of the musical part of IL.
| Which would be best-t0 have your fire de-
partment extend a welcome, or would the
1 municipal government like to extend It to
| these soldier iremen? Where would be the
| best place for the concert? l think ar
| r6ngements are made in Denver to
have a parade in the afternoon, and
| the concert to take place Immediately
after the parade, in the fair grounds. In front
| of the Pavilion on the race track, the grand
stand viii be erected, upon which viii be
seated the veterans and thelocal societies, or
committees. If arrangements could be eff
| fected. as in San FRANCISCO by your local
| department and municipal government,
| your fire department n light join in our pa
| rade, and l would like TO extend them an
| invitation to attend the grand concert. The
scheme for the excursion lis perfected, and
| the matter of receptions and concerts is left
| entirely with nae. write this letter for any
suggestions you might have to make, and /
assure you it will be an event which will be
! remembered by all who participate in it.
With kind regards, am,
Yours sincerely,
J. B. POND.
The matter was referred to the com
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